Ratel M is a Ukrainian medium uncrewed ground logistics and casualty-evacuation vehicle from Ratel Robotics. Official product data describes a remotely controlled platform for cargo, ammunition delivery, towing, and medical-stretcher tasks, while wartime reporting places it among Ratel's combat-used Ukrainian ground robots for moving wounded personnel and supplies from exposed frontline areas.
Used by Ukrainian forces as a medium Ratel Robotics ground robot for logistics and casualty evacuation in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. Ratel Robotics says Ratel H and Ratel M were the featured platforms in a 2026 ground-robot stamp release after three years of frontline use, while Defense Express described Ratel M as an operational combat-use platform for moving one wounded soldier or a 200 kg cargo load.
Role detailsRatel presents the M model as the medium logistics and evacuation member of its UGV family, between smaller strike or support robots and the heavier Ratel H logistics platform.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Logistics / tow configuration | Cargo, ammunition, and tow support | The official product page describes Ratel M as a logistics and evacuation system that can deliver cargo, substances, and ammunition to designated locations while operating as a remotely controlled platform. Sources: Ratel M Product Page |
| Medical-stretcher configuration | Casualty-evacuation support | Ratel Robotics says Ratel M is adapted for medical-stretcher installation and evacuation tasks, matching the system's published casualty-evacuation role. Sources: Ratel M Product Page, Ratel Robotics Robots Save Lives Stamp |
 | Heavier Ratel logistics and evacuation family member | Ratel's catalog places Ratel H and Ratel M in the same robotic logistician / tow-truck family, with Ratel M serving the medium class and Ratel H covering heavier logistics and evacuation loads. Sources: Ratel Robotics Equipment Catalog, Defense Express Ratel X Ground Drone |
Ratel M is documented as a logistics and evacuation carrier, and Ratel's catalog includes a related powered evacuation stretcher in the same support-equipment lineup.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Powered casualty-evacuation stretcher | Ratel M's product page says the platform is adapted for medical-stretcher installation and evacuation tasks, while the electric stretcher page documents Ratel's powered casualty-evacuation stretcher for moving wounded personnel from the contact line. Sources: Ratel M Product Page, Electric Stretcher Product Page |
Ratel M fills the medium support tier in Ratel's ground-robot lineup: larger than small strike UGVs, but below Ratel H in cargo and evacuation capacity. Public sources describe it as a remote platform for moving supplies, ammunition, and wounded personnel when a crewed vehicle or walking evacuation team would be exposed to mines, artillery, and FPV drones.
| Role | Source-backed detail | Reader context |
|---|---|---|
| Frontline logistics | The manufacturer describes cargo, substances, and ammunition delivery to designated locations with a loaded travel range of at least 70 km. | Explains why Ratel M is cataloged as support equipment rather than as a strike UGV. |
| Casualty evacuation | Ratel Robotics describes medical-stretcher adaptation, and Defense Express reports a one-wounded-soldier evacuation load for the model. | Places Ratel M in the same Ukrainian battlefield-evacuation problem set as larger Ratel H and powered stretcher equipment. |
| Remote control | The product set includes a ground control station, multicopter repeater, and satellite-based control system; Business Insider reported Ratel robots using Starlink, mobile networks, or radio control. | Shows how operators can remain separated from the route even when the robot moves into the high-risk zone. |
Defense Express identified Ratel M among Ratel's operational combat-use platforms and described it as a logistics and evacuation UGV for one wounded soldier or a 200 kg cargo load.
Sources: Defense Express Ratel X Ground Drone
Ratel Robotics said Ratel H and Ratel M were the main platforms represented in a Ukrainian postal-stamp release dedicated to ground robots, citing more than 600 combat missions by Ratel Robotics equipment and more than 100 wounded service members evacuated by its logistics systems.
Sources: Ratel Robotics Robots Save Lives Stamp
Business Insider reported from Ukraine that Ratel Robotics was producing battlefield UGVs for logistics, casualty evacuation, mine-laying, drone launch, and attack missions as Ukrainian units increasingly use ground robots in the expanded frontline kill zone.
Sources: Ukraine's War Robots Are Surging Into the Kill Zone
